Dartboard question

artvanderlay

Hi,


I have a dartboard put up in the house, and I want put a square of 1 inch thick foam around it (with the circle of the dartboard cut out) to protect the door, but where do I even get this foam? Do DIY shops sell it?


Sorry if this is a silly question: I have never had to buy foam like this!

fred funk }{

Why foam and not a piece of chipboard or plywood?

artvanderlay

I'm in a rental, and don't really have the tools for much DIY. Also I want to be able to take the dartboard down easily after use: it's in my kitchen!

bladespin

Upholsterers would be able to help you.

Tokyo

My concern with using foam, rather than a material that the dart will stick into, is the dart will simply bounce off the foam and chip the floor instead. A cork board or similar would be a much better option IMO.

aj89

Sports direct and Argos both sell dart board surrounds. I have one and it fits nicely around the board!

toonarmy1

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/7497489/Trail/searchtext%3EDARTBOARD+SURROUND.htm

should do the job

Lumen

Yeah, but those dartboard surrounds assume a reasonable amount of accuracy.

How about PIR or XPS insulation? That probably has the right amount of density to hold the dart whilst being light enough to not require wall anchors.

listermint

mike_ie wrote: »

My concern with using foam, rather than a material that the dart will stick into, is the dart will simply bounce off the foam and chip the floor instead. A cork board or similar would be a much better option IMO.

Darts do not bounce off foam, they stick in it. Hence why there is a large amount of circular foam surrounds for dartboards.

the OP should just pick one of them up, they are common

artvanderlay

Lumen wrote: »

Yeah, but those dartboard surrounds assume a reasonable amount of accuracy.

How about PIR or XPS insulation? That probably has the right amount of density to hold the dart whilst being light enough to not require wall anchors.

Yeah, that's the problem: I'm not that accurate! :pac: I don't want to spend €40+ on a surround. I need a square sheet of foam 74cm x 74cm x 3cm. That would do the job perfect.

Lumen

artvanderlay wrote: »

Yeah, that's the problem: I'm not that accurate! :pac: I don't want to spend €40+ on a surround. I need a square sheet of foam 74cm x 74cm x 3cm. That would do the job perfect.

How about this sort of thing?

https://www.goodwins.ie/products/Polyiso-Rigid-Foam-Insulation-25mm-2.4m-x-1.2m.html?filter_set[]=1413,1426

jimbev

My mate use to cut the side of a car Tyre off and use that

artvanderlay

Lumen wrote: »

How about this sort of thing?

https://www.goodwins.ie/products/Polyiso-Rigid-Foam-Insulation-25mm-2.4m-x-1.2m.html?filter_set[]=1413,1426

that's closer to the mark, but even then I don't want to spend so much on it. Maybe I'll just wreck the door in the house with dart holes, and tell the landlord take it out of my deposit :pac:

Lumen

artvanderlay wrote: »

that's closer to the mark, but even then I don't want to spend so much on it. Maybe I'll just wreck the door in the house with dart holes, and tell the landlord take it out of my deposit :pac:

€23.21 here. How cheap are you?

https://www.build4less.ie/insulation-materials/floor-insulation/xtratherm-thin-r-25mm-insulation.html

Alun

Maybe try and find a building site near you and ask if they have any offcuts or rummage through their rubbish skip

artvanderlay

Lumen wrote: »

€23.21 here. How cheap are you?

https://www.build4less.ie/insulation-materials/floor-insulation/xtratherm-thin-r-25mm-insulation.html

For this type of ****, very cheap! I was hoping to find something in a skip :pac:

listermint

jaysus, its twenty bills man

Id say just give up the darts!


:eek:

artvanderlay

listermint wrote: »

jaysus, its twenty bills man

Id say just give up the darts!


:eek:

I know, I know, but the board cost 30 quid, including darts. I can't justify spending 30 on a piece of foam! :pac:

Lex Luthor

I have carpet around mine

foxy farmer

artvanderlay wrote: »

that's closer to the mark, but even then I don't want to spend so much on it. Maybe I'll just wreck the door in the house with dart holes, and tell the landlord take it out of my deposit :pac:

Tell him that it's a woodworm infestation and needs treating straight away.

artvanderlay

I ended up getting this


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dart-surround-all-brands-professional/dp/B073V56VJ4/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1544631683&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=darts+surround&psc=1


It's great! I'm a bit wild with the shots sometimes, so I need a bit more coverage from a surround: this one suits me to a tee :pac: